Migration to and from San Benito County, California
Where San Benito County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
3,877
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,718
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,159
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County | California | 2,078 |
| Sacramento County | California | 266 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 207 |
| Santa Cruz County | California | 186 |
| Monterey County | California | 148 |
| Merced County | California | 116 |
| Central America | 88 | |
| San Mateo County | California | 70 |
| San Joaquin County | California | 56 |
| Africa | 52 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County | California | 699 |
| San Bernardino County | California | 234 |
| King County | Washington | 203 |
| Stanislaus County | California | 115 |
| Tulsa County | Oklahoma | 94 |
| Douglas County | Oregon | 94 |
| Monterey County | California | 87 |
| Washoe County | Nevada | 76 |
| San Diego County | California | 71 |
| Riverside County | California | 69 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 06069.